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3rd Annual Thanksgiving Day Matinee Dance

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Poster advertising the third annual Thanksgiving Day Matinee Dance sponsored by R.T. Coles Veterans Training School from 2PM to 6PM at Prospect Hall...

Date Published
1949
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

America's Greatest Quartet Ink Spots

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Poster advertising concert on Sunday, May 30, 1943, at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City; concert featured the Ink Spots and Lucky Millinder and his...

Date Published
1943
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bank… with Complete Confidence

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Poster advertising services for Douglass State Bank; services include "Checking accounts, 1 1/2% interest paid on savings accounts, Safe deposit boxes...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bettye Miller

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Publicity photo of Bettye Miller seated at piano.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bob Wilson and unidentified musicians

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Bob Wilson (second from right) and unidentified musicians.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bobby Stafford performing with two unidentified men

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Bobby Stafford (center) performing with two unidentified men.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bobby Stafford performing with two unidentified men

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Bobby Stafford (center) performing with two unidentified men.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Cab Calloway

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Close-up headshot of Cab Calloway.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra

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Poster advertising concert at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, on Sunday, October 11, 1942, featuring Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestral...

Date Published
1942
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Chas. A. Taylor's Latest Edition of Bronze Manikins

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Poster advertising performances at Scott's Club, 18th Street and Highland, Kansas City, for one week starting March 6 through Sunday, March 10...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Class of 1933 group photo at Lincoln High School

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Class of 1933 group photo at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1933
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Count Basie

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Promotional photo of Count Basie seated at the piano.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Count Basie

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Poster advertising concert at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, on Thursday, February 2, 1942, sponsored by Paseo Men's Service Club, featuring "The...

Date Published
1942
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Count Basie and His Orchestra

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Poster advertising concert at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, on Monday, April 11, 1938, featuring Count Basie and His Orchestra along with Jimmy...

Date Published
April-11-1938
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Delta Boys presents Breakfast Dance

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Hand drawn poster advertising New Year's Eve Breakfast Dance, Friday, December 31 from 11PM to 5AM, at the Beau Brummel Club, 1729 Lydia, Kansas City...

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Display case advertising a Philharmonic Connoisseur Concert

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Display case advertising a Philharmonic Connoisseur Concert featuring William Dawson (composer of the Negro Folk Symphony), January 29, 8:30pm, at...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Duke Ellington

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Headshot of Duke Ellington.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Duke Garrette Featured With Lionel Hampton's Orchestra

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Publicity photo of Duke Garrette playing trumpet; caption reads: Duke Garrette Featured With Lionel Hampton's Orchestra.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore performing at the Chaz Paree

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Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore performing at the Chaz Paree in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1945
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Earle's Fall Fashion and Fur Show

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Poster advertising Earle's Fall Fashion and Fur Show on Sunday, October 12, 1952, 8PM, at Music Hall in Municipal Auditorium; attractions include...

Date Published
1952
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Eddie South

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Publicity photo of Eddie South holding violin.

Date Published
April-16-1933
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Elect Bruce R. Watkins

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Election campaign poster for Bruce R. Watkins, Freedom Inc. candidate on the Democrat ballot for circuit clerk, Kansas City; includes a black and...

Date Published
1966
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Elect Warren James

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Election campaign poster for Warren James, Freedom Inc. candidate on the Democrat ballot for 10th District State Representative, Kansas City; includes...

Date Published
1966
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Fall Festival

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Poster for Fall Festival, October 18, 19, & 20, 6PM- 10:30PM, at Church of the Holy Spirit, 25th and Brooklyn; advertising prizes and refreshment...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Football

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Poster advertising Homecoming football game for Lincoln University vs. Wilberforce University at Lincoln Field on Saturday, November 1, 2:00PM; $1.25...

Date Published
1941
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

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  • (-) Brian Thurn Collection (74)

Types

  • photographs (37)
  • posters (37)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (37)
  • Gelatin silver prints (37)
  • Posters (37)
  • Portrait photographs (34)
  • Snapshots (26)
  • Lithographs (24)
  • Group portraits (18)
  • Screen prints (11)
  • Publicity photographs (10)
  • Concert posters (9)
  • Dance posters (7)
  • Political posters (6)
  • Sports posters (3)
  • Drawings (2)
  • Performing arts posters (1)
  • Theatrical posters (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (40)
  • 1951-1960 (16)
  • 1931-1940 (9)
  • 1961-1970 (6)
  • 1921-1930 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (27)
  • Dance music (13)
  • African American men (10)
  • Dances (6)
  • African American politicians (5)
  • African American women (5)
  • African American women jazz singers (5)
  • Jazz musicians (5)
  • African American freemasons (3)
  • African American baseball players (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • City council members (2)
  • Groceries (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Negro leagues (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (2)
  • Women politicians (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • African American football players (1)
  • African American high school students (1)
  • African American universities and colleges (1)
  • Banks and banking (1)
  • Baseball (1)
  • Beauty operators (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Employment agencies (1)
  • Fashion shows (1)
  • Festivals (1)
  • High school students (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Musical theater (1)
  • Picnics (1)
  • Politicians (1)
  • Public health (1)
  • Restaurateurs (1)
  • Sprinters (1)
  • Track and field athletes (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (37)
  • 18th and Vine District (12)
  • 14th Street (6)
  • Central Street (5)
  • Jackson County (Mo.) (5)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (4)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (3)
  • Jefferson City (Mo.) (1)
  • Saint Louis (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (3)
  • Lovett, Baby (3)
  • Taylor, Myra (3)
  • Vale, Teddy (3)
  • Dairs, Lotty (2)
  • Stafford, Bobby (2)
  • Watkins, Bruce R. (Bruce Riley), 1924-1980 (2)
  • Bacon, Trevor (1)
  • Bates, Peg Lee (1)
  • Brown, Roderick (1)
  • Bryant, Sterling H. (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Carson, William, approximately 1930- (1)
  • Coleman, Joe (Musician) (1)
  • Cox, Ida, 1889-1967 (1)
  • Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970 (1)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (1)
  • Fulson, Lowell (1)
  • Garrette, Duke (1)
  • Helmon, Sue (1)
  • James, Warren (1)
  • King, Jim (Musician) (1)
  • Matthews, Pee Wee (Musician) (1)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (1)
  • Millinder, Lucky (1)
  • Mills, Jessie (1)
  • Mitchell, Catherine (1)
  • Moore, Charley (1)
  • Moore, Gatemouth, 1913-2004 (1)
  • Rutledge, Wilbert E. (1)
  • Schenck, Jack (1)
  • South, Eddie, 1904-1962 (1)
  • Spaulding, Marva Louis (1)
  • Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973 (1)
  • Webb, Carl (1)
  • Wheat, Alan, 1951- (1)
  • Wilson, Bob (Saxophonist) (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (27)
  • 1950 (25)
  • 1951 (13)
  • 1960 (9)
  • 1940 (6)
  • 1945 (4)
  • 1931 (3)
  • 1955 (3)
  • 1942 (2)
  • 1946 (2)
  • 1949 (2)
  • 1950-12 (2)
  • 1952 (2)
  • 1966 (2)
  • 1968 (2)
  • 1921 (1)
  • 1924 (1)
  • 1930 (1)
  • 1933 (1)
  • 1933-04-16 (1)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1938-04-11 (1)
  • 1943 (1)
  • 1947 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1969 (1)
  • 1976 (1)

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